Farm Africa's Marathon heroes

26 April 2017

Farm Africa’s London Marathon runners braved the 26.2 miles with the goal of helping build a prosperous rural Africa. Twelve runners from all over the world and walks of life came together to push themselves to the limits and raise over £37,500 for Farm Africa.

Here are a few of our awesome Farm Africa runners!

The Jogging Farmers

Together Stuart Roberts, Jamie Burrows, Adam Bedford, James Mills and Richard Potts are the “Jogging Farmers”.

The group was born out of a joke that spiralled out of control! Last June, on hearing that the UK farmers ‘could’ get larger subsidises after leaving the European Union, Jamie Burrows remarked “well we ‘could’ run a marathon…”

Fast forward to Marathon Day and the joke that formed the “Jogging Farmers” has raised more than laughs, with the group raising an astounding £31,000 for Farm Africa. Amazing!

“Can I thank you for giving me the opportunity to do the London Marathon? It was an incredible experience. Running on to Tower Bridge and being hit by a wall of sound is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life, ” commented Stuart Roberts.